OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia on Friday defended the oil cartel and its partner's decision to cut crude oil production, saying they were doing the right job to secure and stabilise the market.
OPEC+ alliance "is doing the right job", said Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman here.
OPEC+ earlier this month decided to cut crude oil production quotas by 2 million barrels per day, starting in November.
The decisions of OPEC+ are aimed at securing, stabilise and sustaining the markets, he said.
Since the OPEC+ decision on October 5, Dated Brent peaked at $98.775 per barrel on October 7 and was down to $91.35 on Friday.
The visiting minister held discussions with top Indian ministers including Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Power Minister RK Singh.
The Saudi Minister said bilateral issues were discussed at the meeting. He however did not elaborate.
(Published 21 October 2022, 11:01 IST)